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BL
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711785
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b533974
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| Main Entry
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Harte, John,1939-
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| Title & Author
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Maximum entropy and ecology : : a theory of abundance, distribution, and energetics /\ John Harte.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2011
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| Series Statement
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Oxford series in ecology and evolution
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xiii, 257 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0199593418
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: 0199593426 (pbk.)
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: 9780199593415
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: 9780199593422 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-252) and index
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| Contents
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Foundations. The nature of theory ; The logic of inference -- Macroecology. Scaling metrics and macroecology ; Overview of macroecological models and theories -- the maximum entropy principle. Entropy, information, and the concept of maximum entropy ; MaxEnt at work -- Macroecology and MaxEnt. The maximum entropy theory of ecology (METE) ; Testing METE -- A wider perspective. Applications to conservation ; Connections to other theories ; Future directions -- Epilogue : is a comprehensive unified theory of ecology possible? What might it look like?
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This textbook provides readers with the concepts and practical tools required to understand the maximum entropy principle, and apply it to an understanding of ecological patterns. The theory developed predicts realistic forms for all metrics of ecology that describe patterns in the distribution, abundance and energetics of species
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This textbook provides readers with the concepts and practical tools required to understand the maximum entropy principle, and apply it to an understanding of ecological patterns. The theory developed predicts realistic forms for all metrics of ecology that describe patterns in the distribution, abundance and energetics of species
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Ecology-- Methodology
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Entropy (Information theory)
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| Dewey Classification
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577.028
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| LC Classification
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QH541.28.H37 2011
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